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Final Four is Set for NFL Playoffs

By Jamal Baker NDG Contributing Writer And then there were four. The Washington Commanders, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, and Kansas City Chiefs have advanced to the NFC and AFC Conference Championships. Four teams, four styles of play, and man...

What Love Taught Me During The Fires This Time

Members of Decarcerate KC creating art and signage during an art session. Banners read “Reach For Care”. 2024 at CTRL+Burn exhibit by A Nation in Exile Wynter Hymn It is important to rememberI’m human.I remind myselfeach morning.I...

Trump’s executive orders: Limited impact and vulnerable to court reversal

By Sharece Thrower, Vanderbilt University U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives for inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Before his inauguration, Donald Trump promised to issu...

Trump promises to end birthright citizenship and shut down the border

By Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California During his first day in office on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders on immigration that would make it harder for refugees, asylum seekers and others to try t...

Black Music Walk of Fame draws record 192,000 global visitors

By Vada Stephens IIVada.Stephens@hamiltoncountyohio.gov Hamilton County Commissioner Alicia Reece, the visionary founder and developer of the award-winning Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame, proudly announces that the attraction has now welcomed...

Trump Outlines America First Agenda: What It Means for Black Americans

President Donald Trump has unveiled his American priorities, which include measures addressing border security, economic policies, government restructuring, and social values. While the policies aim to bolster what the administration calls “American...

‘Y’all’ goes mainstream: The rise of this Southern phrase

By David B. Parker Southern Living magazine once described “y’all” as “the quintessential Southern pronoun.” It’s as iconically Southern as sweet tea and grits. While “y’all” is considered slang, it’s a useful word nonetheless. The English language...

Grizzlies rally to defeat Wolves 108-106 in MLK game

The Memphis Grizzlies hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the annual King Day Game. Memphis (28-15), fresh off a 3-1 road trip, had already defeated Minnesota in the first game of that stretch. This time, they escaped w...

AKAs celebrate ‘A Sincere Sisterhood’ for 117th Founders’ Day in Memphis

The bonds of sisterhood and service lit up New Sardis Baptist Church Saturday, January 18, 2025, as the Beta Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. celebrated the organization’s 117th Founders’ Day. Themed “A Sincere Sisterhoo...

RedNote: Why TikTok users are flocking to this new app

By Jianqing Chen, Washington University in St. Louis TikTok refugees fled by the millions to RedNote, a Chinese app, in response to the TikTok ban, which went into effect Jan. 19, 2025. The company shut down the app shortly before midnight on Jan. 18...

Let Her Cook: Watch Glo light up the SNL stage

GloRilla made a dynamic debut on Saturday Night Live this past weekend! On January 18, 2025, the Memphis-born rapper performed her Grammy-nominated single “Yeah Glo!” and a medley of “Whatchu Kno About Me” and “Let Her Cook” from her debut album Glor...

TikTok weight loss trends ranked by an expert

By Maxwell BarnaSpend a while scrolling through social media, especially TikTok, and odds are you’ll encounter someone enthusiastically sharing their experience with a new fitness program or weight loss regimen. These days, it can feel like hea...

Register now: National Day of Racial Healing

Contributed by All-In CincinnatiHave You Registered Yet?!The stage is set! Cincinnati’s 5th Annual National Day of Racial Healing is your opportunity to connect, learn, and be inspired. Hosted by All-In Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati’s C...

Soaring wealth inequality remade the map of American prosperity

By Tom Kemeny, University of Toronto One need only glance at headlines about Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and other super-wealthy individuals to understand that wealth in America is increasingly concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. Inequality is sharply o...

With Community Unity March, street-level orgs seek respect, seat at table

If I say words like “Gangster Disciples” or “Vice Lords” together in a sentence, a certain image pops in your mind doesn’t it? A certain word: gangs. And then, the rest of the stereotypes creep in: guns, drugs, violence....